Archive for the ‘fringe’ Category

This holiday season, I wish… For shows to just go there already with their will-they-or-won’t-they couples. Please stop using the Moonlighting curse as an excuse. There’s no reason why a couple together can’t be interesting and sexy and wonderful and full of conflict. See Tami and Eric on Friday Night Lights, Joe and Allison Dubois [...]

Yvonne Strahovski as Sarah Walker on Chuck (NBC) — Sarah Walker is one of the toughest characters on TV and not just because she can kick your ass. She has to be one of the most deceptively difficult characters to play. Just think about all the things that Sarah Walker has to be: Strong and [...]

Despite being moved to what’s known as the death slot, Fringe executive producers Jeff Pinkner & J.H. Wyman are feeling positive about the show’s move to Friday nights next year. “We think it’s open territory that can be conquered,” says Pinkner. “Our fans are loyal. I believe they’re going to follow. It’s a chance for [...]

Want to win that awesome swag pack full of goodies from Comic-Con and TCA? It includes*: (1) Fringe poster (1) Human Target poster (1) Glee: The Beginning double-sided poster (1) Glee: The Beginning novel, which has a double-sided Glee poster inside. (1) Fringe comic (1) Human Target comic (1) Glee straw (1) TV Guide special [...]

The Paley Center for Media has announced the full lineup for this year’s Paley Festival, which will be held at the Arclight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. Ticket information can be found here. Tickets often sell out, sometimes before they even go on sale to the general public, so don’t delay! It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia [...]

The William S. Paley Television Festival will host panels for Joss Whedon’s TV series “Dollhouse” and the Internet musical “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.” Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Zack Whedon, Felicia Day and Jed Whedon will participate in the panel discussions, with other panelists to be announced shortly. “Dollhouse” and “Dr. Horrible” join the previously announced [...]

There’s been some lineup changes to The Paley for Media/TV Guide‘s Fall Preview Parties since my last post. The event will now include a lot more returning series, in addition to series premieres: Fox – Fringe, Do Not Disturb, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles The CW – Privileged, 90210 CBS – Gary Unmarried, The Ex [...]

As the fall TV season approaches, many opportunities are arising to check out the new shows before they air. You can even check out the season premieres of some returning favorites. 1.) The Paley Center for Media will be hosting its annual Fall Preview Parties in Los Angeles and New York Sept. 4-12. As usual, [...]

Fox kindly screened an unfinished version of J.J. Abrams’ “Fringe” pilot today. Yes, on the same day as the heavily anticipated “Lost” two-hour finale. Somehow, we at the Daily Blink don’t think the 7 p.m. screening was as full as the 4 p.m. one. The drama contains a heavy dose of the Abrams staples—a doe-eyed [...]

The time and financial constraints of the writers’ strike are being felt this TV pilot season. The broadcast networks are developing half the number of pilots they usually do, ordering presentations in lieu of pilots for some and giving others the straight to series order. Aside from NBC, which announced its schedule ahead of the [...]